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EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESEARCH AND MENTORING LAW

The Education, Training and Research Law Programme carries out research, practice, training, publishing, consulting and mentoring in Education, Training, Research, Innovation and Mentoring (ETRIM) Law. The Programme undertakes constitutional, legislative and policy research and analysis in ETRIM. Our main areas of focus are the development of Standards and, Quality Assurance; Competencies, Qualifications and National Qualification Frameworks (NQF); and administration or governance in Education, Training, Research and Mentoring (ETRIM). We aim to establish Innovative Lawyering and Sihanya Mentoring as a regional and international research authority in Education, Training, Research and Mentoring (ETRIM) Law.

The Programme and its associates at IL have consulted for National and International organizations on Education, Training and Research Law including the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR), the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations Developmental Programme (UNDP), among others. The consultancies have included monitoring and evaluation of Education Law and Policies in Kenya. In addition, associates of IL have also been appointed to various government Task Forces on education law and policy in Kenya.

Publications under the Education, Training, and Research Law Programme

Ben Sihanya (2004) “Intellectual property and innovation in Kenya: legal and regulatory issues in business incubation,” in Prof Bernard Aduda (ed) Science and Technology Park Development for Sustainable Industrial Growth, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Proceedings of the National Workshop in Commemoration of the Scientific Revival Day of Africa, June 2004, Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS), Nairobi, pp. 41-58. (refereed).

Ouma, Dr Marisella and Prof Ben Sihanya (2010) “[Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright: ‘Kenya’]” (2010) a study under the auspices of the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Acacia Initiative for Africa and Shuttleworth Foundation Intellectual Property Rights programme in C. Armstrong, J De Beer, D Kawooya, A Prabhala, T Schonwetter (eds) (This book was launched on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the University of Cape town, South Africa July 31, 2010) (peer reviewed).

5. Ben Sihanya (2003) “Regulating education and training in Kenya: production and distribution of teaching and learning materials, intellectual property, ICT and governance,” A discussant’s perspective on “The legal framework of education in Kenya” (A presentation by Prof H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo), Presentation at the National Conference on Education and Training: Meeting the challenges for Education Training in Kenya in the 21st century, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), November 27-29, 2003

6. Ann Kyalo and Ben Sihanya (1993) Three Legal education and legal awareness booklets in English and Kiswahili on The Kenyan Legal System, The Law of Marriage, and The Law of Succession, commissioned and published by the British High Commission, Nairobi; peer reviewed by Dr Oki Ooko-Ombaka, JSD (Harvard), etc.

Ben Sihanya (2009) “Mentoring in the legal profession: the role of the pupil master,” training for Council of Legal Education (CLE) and the Kenya School of Law, Eldoret, May 15, 2009, training of pupil masters (advocates) and pupils.

Ben Sihanya (2009) “Impact of IMF Policies on the Right and Access to Education and Impact of IMF Policies on the Right to Health,” training on Economic literacy training conducted under the auspices of Action Aid Kenya, 16-19 February 2009, Wida Highway Motel, Nairobi.

Trainer on “Impact of IMF Policies on the Right and Access to Education and Impact of IMF Policies on the Right to Health,” training on Economic literacy training conducted under the auspices of Action Aid Kenya, 23-27 March 2009, Roasters Hotel, Nairobi.

Ben Sihanya (2007) “Intellectual property and e-learning in Kenya,” Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, May 28-30, 2007.“

Ben Sihanya (2003) “Regulating education and training in Kenya: production and distribution of teaching and learning materials, intellectual property, ICT and governance,” A discussant’s perspective on “The legal framework of education in Kenya” (A presentation by Prof HWO Okoth-Ogendo), Presentation at the National Conference on Education and Training: Meeting the challenges for Education Training in Kenya in the 21st century, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), November 27-29, 2003.

Harmonization of the Legal Framework on Education, Training and Research. Vice Chair, and Member of the National Task Force on the Review and Harmonisation on Education, Training and Research Law in Kenya, January 2006–November 2008 (Appointed by Prof George Saitoti, the Minister of Education, Science and Technology).

WORK IN PROGRESS: ARTICLES AND BOOKS

Education, Training, Research, Innovation and Mentoring

Ben Sihanya (forthcoming) “Dean Law: the administrator, the mentor and the public intellectual”